EPISODE · Jun 2, 2025 · 39 MIN
#154 - Sleep and the Threat of Danger: I Won’t Do You No Harm
from Sleep Unplugged with Dr. Chris Winter · host Chris Winter, MD
One of the biggest obstacles in insomnia treatment is the perceived threat of physical harm related to the sleep difficulty. It's a major cog in the insomnia-fear-arousal cycle. In this episode we will:Utilize two case studies to illustrate the disruption that fear of harm causes with insomnia recovery Discuss insomnia is a disorder of distress, not dangerTalk about the lack of any evidence that acute sleep loss causes medical harmChallenge the catastrophizing that characterizes insomniaContrast behavioral and cognitive therapies over medical therapiesProduced by: Maeve WinterMusic by: Dr. Abhinav Singh (@sleep_vigilante), all rights reservedMoreTwitter: @drchriswinterIG: @drchriwinterThreads: @drchriswinterBluesky: @drchriswinterThe Sleep Solution and The Rested ChildThanks for listening and sleep well!
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One of the biggest obstacles in insomnia treatment is the perceived threat of physical harm related to the sleep difficulty. It's a major cog in the insomnia-fear-arousal cycle. In this episode we will: Utilize two case studies to illustrate the disruption that fear of harm causes with insomnia recovery Discuss insomnia is a disorder of distress, not dangerTalk about the lack of any evidence that acute sleep loss causes medical harmChallenge the catastrophizing that characterizes insomni...
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